Principles for Giving:

1. Give cheerfully (2 Cor. 9:7);
2. Give liberally (Prov. 11:25);
3. Give anonymously (Mt. 6:3);
4. Give to a need (Deut. 15:11);
~Much of our giving is for impression, or for gaining the favor of another.
~Don’t give to the rich in hope of gaining their favor.(Prov. 22:16)
5. Give as if giving alms to the poor.
~many times we give to those having a hard time in another area of their lives in hope of cheering them up. This is not true giving. Though the intent is good, we are not to think we can relieve sorrow with riches.

6. Giving must fulfill a definite need in the lives of others; (they may need cheering up, but that comes through the hand and instrumentality of the Lord.)
7. Giving must fit the need;
~True giving fulfills a need for others, and not necessarily for self gratification.
8. Give ungrudgingly (1 Peter 4:9, 10);
9. Give with no hope of return or reward (Exodus 22:25);
This is true giving--from the heart--it is genuine and productive.
10. Never give to oppress another; to make feel they “owe” us something, or are obligated to us.
~Some give to promote themselves over another; to belittle the poor. (Zech 7:10)